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No. 618,842. Patentedreb. 7, |899.

A. H. 800K.

WIRE FENCE.

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(No Model.)

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Nita "DATES PATENT .Finca ADOLPHUS HENRY COOK, OF ALMIRA, CANADA.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,842, dated February7, 1899.

Application tiled 111118 2,7, 1898.

T0 all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ADoLPHUs HENRY COOK, fence-builder, of the villageof Almira, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stationary WireFences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stationary wire fences; and theobject of the invention is to devise a strong fence of this class inwhich the corners and posts of the fence will be securely braced andheld in position and in which a simple provision is made for expansionand contraction of the fence; and it consists,essentially,of a wirefence comprising the longitudinal and vertical wires suitably connectedtogether, the corner-post and bracing-frame therefor connected,preferably, by a clevis to a cross-bar embedded in a suitable block ofcement located in the ground, a vertically-divided post held in positionby suitable braces, also connected at the bottom to a plate in suitablecement blocks, and double connecting-bars located in a suitable portionof the fence and to which the longitudinal Wires are connected andbetween which extend spiral springs held by suitable supporting-rods,the parts being constructed and arranged in detail, as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

The drawing represents a perspective view of a fence, showing the cornerportion, the

v supporting-posts, and the device for permitting expansion andcontraction. y

A are the longitudinal wires of the fence, and B the vertical Wires,lsuitably twisted and connected to the longitudinal wires.

C is the corner-post, which is preferably formed of angle-iron and has alongitudinal extension C at the base and a longitudinal extension C2extending at right angles to the extension C and suitably connected atthe corner to the bottom of the post. D D are braces connected to theposts C and the base extensions C and C2 by suitable bolts.

E is a clevis which straddles the base C a the corner-post C and isprovided with a removable bolt e. The bottom of the clevis is connectedby wire rod E or other suitable connecting-rod to a cross-bar E2, whichis em- Serial No. 684,603. (No model.)

bedded in a block F, formed of cement, the top of which is flush withthe surface of the ground. The block F is made in the shape of a frustumof a pyramid, the narrowest portion being at the top. The ends of thelongitudinal wires A are looped and twisted in any suitable manner, suchas shown in the drawing, whereby they are secured to the corner-post C.The ends of the base anglebar C are supported on blocks G slightly abovethe surface of the ground, so as to maintain the posts C in a verticalposition. n

H is one of the posts of the fence, which is formed of two half-roundbars h h, one located on each side of the longitudinal .wires and heldtogether by the wire loops 7i', twisted around the bar vin closeproximity to the longitudinal wires.

H H are braces having top notches h2, around which pass the wire loops3, which fit in the notches, and thereby retain the top of the bracessecurely in position. The braces H are connected together intermediateof their Alength by the twisted double cross-wire h2, which passes atthe end in the form of a loop around the braces, and is also twistedaround one of the longitudinal Wires and the upright bars of the post atthe center. The bottoms of the braces H/ are connected to the hookedbars H2 by the bolts H2. The hooked bar H2 passes at the bottom througha loop H4, extending upwardly from the plate H5, which, it will benoticed, is located in the tapered cement block I. Of course the blocksF and I are run into corresponding holes in the ground around the bar E2and plate when the cement is wet, and the cement is of course allowed toset, whereupon the clevis E and hooked bars H2 are securely held inposition. As the blocks F and I are ta pered, of course, even if notbelow the frostline, they will not be liable to be raised.

J J are two pairs of double uprights suitably connected together at thetop and bottom, as indicated, each bar j of each double uprightextending one on one side of the longitudinal wire and one at theopposite side. The ends of one set of longitudinal Wires pass from oneside to one of the bars j of the opposite upright J and the ends of thelongitudinal wires from the opposite side pass to the opposite bar j ofthe opposite upright J,

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the wires having a looped connection to the bars and passing between thebars j j of each upright J J so that ends pass each other, as indicated.

J J are metal straps embracing both bars of the uprights J near the topand the bottom.

J2 J2 are rods extending through the metal straps J f-J and J 3 arespiral springs extending between the metal straps J and supported by therods J 2.

By this simple arrangement of uprights, straps, rods, and spiral springsand simple means of connection of the ends of longitudinal wires to thebars of the uprights it will be seen that the expansion and contractionof the longitudinal wires of the fence are provided for.

In stationary fences it is frequently necessary to remove a portion ofthe fence, especially in low-lying land in proximity to streams orrivers, as in the winter and spring the rivers overliow their banks andwould necessarily carry away any stationary fence placed in proximitythereto.

It will be noted in my construction of fence that I am enabled simply bywithdrawing the bolt E of the clevis, should it be a corner of the fencenecessary to be removed, and the bolts I-l3 from the braces H to removethe fenceentirely and temporarily from proximity to the river-beds. Whenwinter or spring floods have passed and all ice is removed, it will bereadily seen that as the cement blocks are still in position the fencemay be restored to its former position.

That I claim as my invention isl. In a wire fence, the combination withthe longitudinal wires and vertical wires suitably connected thereto, ofthe corner-post comprising a vertical portion and base portion ofangle-iron formed integral from` end to end and a brace or bracesbetween the vertical portion and the base portion, and suitableindependent supports sunk in the ground beneath the vertical portion andbeneath the end of the base and means for connecting the solid angle tothe support beneath the Eertical portion as and for the purpose speci-2. In a wire fence, the combination with the longitudinal wires andvertical wires suitably connected thereto, of the corner-post comprisinga vertical portion and base portion of angle-iron formed integral fromend to end and a brace or braces between the vertical portion and thebase portion and suitable independent supports sunk in the groundbeneath the vertical portion and beneath the end of the base, a clevisembracing the base and provided with a detachable bolt straddling thesolid angle, a bar located in the su pport of cement and a wireconnecting the bottom of the clevis with the bar as and for the purposespecified.

3. The combination with the longitudinal wires, of the stay formed oftwo half-round bars, one on each side of the longitudinal wires, thewire loops connecting the bars to the longitudinal wires, thebrace-supports for the stay provided with notched upper ends and Wireloop connecting the same, the intermediate cross-wire embracing thelongitudinal wire and stay in the center and the bracesupport at theends, and a suitable support slinken in the ground for the bottom endsof the brace as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination with the longitudinal wires, of the stay formed oftwo half-round bars, one on each side ot' the longitudinal wires, theWire loops connecting the bars to the longitudinal wires, thebrace-supports for the stay provided with notched upper ends and wireloop connecting the same, the intermediate cross-Wire embracing thelongitudinal wire and stayin the center and the bracesupport at theends, the sunkencement support at the bottom of the brace, the loop baror plate in the cement block and the hooked bars secured in suchloop-plate and connected at the top by the bolts to the bottoms of thebraces as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination with the nprights consisting of double bars suitablyconnected, of the longitudinal wires having the ends passing each otherand extending through between the bars of each upright and connected toone bar of each opposite upright and spring means for forcing theuprights apart as and for the purpose specied.

6. The combination with the uprights consisting of double bars suitablyconnected, of the longitudinal wires having the ends passing each otherand extending through between the bars of each upright and connected toone bar of each opposite upright the metal straps embracing theuprights, the rods extending through them and the spiral springsencircling the rods and extending between the metal straps as and forthe purpose specified.

Witnesses:

B. BOYD, H. DENNISON.

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